Prior to joining Rothwell Figg, Mr. Blatt worked for six years as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this role, he gained in inside perspective on the patent procurement process. Mr. Blatt has written extensively on how Patent Office human resource policies influence the examination of patent applications, and the strategic risks and opportunities that those policies present to patent applicants.

Mr. Blatt graduated magna cum laude from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. During law school, he was named Best Advocate in the patent-focused Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition and earned honors for his thesis analyzing Patent Office policies and statistical trends in patent examination data. Mr. Blatt holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University.